About GeoSutra

Forest data you can trust and actually use.

We use satellites, drones, maps and soil science to answer simple questions about Nepal's forests — how many trees, how healthy, how much carbon — and hand communities, government and donors answers they can act on. Everything is based on real measurement, not guesswork.

Our mission

From a single plot to a national dashboard.

Forest data in Nepal is often locked in paper plans and one-off surveys. GeoSutra makes it measurable, comparable and current — so a community forest user group, a division forest office and a donor can all look at the same trustworthy picture and decide what to do next.

Measured, not modelled

UAV orthomosaics, field plots and validated AI — results you can audit against the ground.

Open by default

We build on open data (GBIF, iNaturalist, FIRMS, ERA5) so our work is transparent and reproducible.

Nepal-specific

Species, units (ropani, bigha), regulations and silviculture systems built for Nepali forestry.

What we work with

Capabilities

RS

Remote Sensing

Optical, multispectral, hyperspectral and LiDAR analysis — canopy cover, height, biomass and forest structure from imagery.

GIS

GIS

Boundary surveys, land-use/land-cover mapping, suitability and accessibility analysis, and publication-quality maps.

Soil

Soil Quality Assessment

Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and pH analysed against slope, aspect, elevation and land cover.

Change

Deforestation Detection

Time-series change detection and forest-loss alerts (GLAD/RADD) clipped to your area of interest.

AI

Tree-crown AI

Individual-tree detection (DeepForest) for stem counts, crown area and stand structure.

Tools

Support Tools

A free toolbox of calculators, converters and reference data for everyday forestry work.

See how we deliver →

Want the detail behind a number?

Every metric we publish traces back to a plot, a flight or an open dataset. Ask us anything.